NCAA Tournament

March Madness means a huge payday for coaches, colleges, networks and advertisers — everyone except the athletes themselves. Although television rights for the NCAA tournament this year alone brought in nearly a billion dollars, the players won’t see a penny, and many are unhappy with the situation. Economics correspondent Paul Solman examines the cases for and against paying student athletes.Continue reading →

March Madness has arrived once more — and yet again, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels are in the hunt for a national championship. A new book by sportswriter John Feinstein takes an inside look at one of UNC’s legendary coaches and the two other iconic state basketball figures with whom he formed unique trio. Feinstein joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss “The Legends Club.” Continue reading →

Dr. Dae Hee Kwak, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology, decided to try flipping a coin in 2011 to see if chance could outperform the experts on picks for the men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. Continue reading →

It’s a beautiful, sunny day here in Washington. But there are more than a few people turned away from their office windows, preoccupied with a much smaller orange orb. In case you hadn’t heard, it’s March Madness time. And that … Continue reading →